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One narrow throwing stick of heavy brown wood
One narrow throwing stick of heavy brown wood
Object Number 46-78-50/6045
Display Title One narrow throwing stick of heavy brown wood
Descriptions
Object Description One narrow throwing stick of heavy brown wood with small dots on one end and metal covering in the other
Inventory Description Spear, carved wooden stick handle, tapered both ends, with metal tip, punctate.
Classification
  • Spear
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Sudan
Materials Wood, Metal
Dimensions Overall: 87 x 2.8 x 2.9 cm (34 1/4 x 1 1/8 x 1 1/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 46-78-50/6045; 256
Provenance
Collector Mr. Ernest T. Jackson (01/01/1880-01/01/1900 - 1916)
Donor Mr. Patrick T. Jackson (1916 - 11/27/1946)

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